Parent Action Network
Demanding high-quality public schools for all students
Parents have a unique and critical role in improving our public schools.
Public institutions tend to be only as effective as the public demands they be. In communities where parents are connected to each other and deeply engaged, public schools tend to be more effective.
Innovate Public Schools supports parents across the region to build organizations in their communities that can successfully push for better schools and hold the system accountable to the needs of their children. Innovate leads the Parent Action Network, an organization of passionate parent leaders from across Santa Clara and San Mateo counties.
Our Approach
The people closest to a problem are often the ones best able to identify and realize the solution. A healthy democracy depends on having informed and engaged citizens who are connected to their community leaders and each other. We work with passionate parent leaders who want to improve local schools and help them to connect to one another and to build their collective power to make real and lasting change in their community.
Featured Videos
Elected Leaders on Working with Innovate
Local leaders share their experiences working with Innovate Public Schools parent groups.
Parent Leaders on Working With Innovate
Two parent leaders share what it was like to work with Innovate Public Schools to build a parent organization in their community that successfully brought new school options to Redwood City.
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Our Bay Area public high schools should prepare all students to go to college and thrive in the 21st Century. But in Sequoia Union High School District, the path to college is still out of reach for too many high school graduates.
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State of Emergency for Black and Latino SFUSD Students
Hundreds of parents, students, and community members gathered to shed light on the state of emergency for Black and Latino SFUSD students.
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Parents Show Their Power at San Francisco City Hall
Parent leaders gathered in front of San Francisco City Hall for a press conference to let the Mayor, Board of Supervisors, Superintendent, and School Board know that their kids deserve better.
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